Wrecked my suspension/steering..help

camaro350man · 10-25-2005, 03:30 PM

I recently got into a car accident but the car did not get damaged all that badly. My steering is way off however now. My wheel is slanted sideways when I am going straight. Also when taking turns it feels like the car does not want to turn at all. Feels very loose and can feel a slight vibration more when its wet outside. It looks like my front left tire is slanted inward and to the right. Could I have bent more then just a tie rod to cause this? The car still drives and shifts fine. Bring it down to be aligned Saturday if all goes well. I try not to drive it much but have been because I don't have any other car. I drive my brothers eclipse when I can. Any help would be great. Thanks guys

PurdueGuy · 10-25-2005, 04:01 PM

most likely when you take it in for the alignment, they'll say they can't align it and that you have to fix (fill lin the blank) before they can.

camaro350man · 10-25-2005, 06:20 PM

Do you really think that something is bent on it? It hard to tell. If its a tie rod then they can just change it out I hope. Not sure if the alignment just got thrown off. Thanks man

PurdueGuy · 10-25-2005, 06:49 PM

hard to say, but the alignment shop should be able to tell you, or at least point you in the right direction.

camaro350man · 10-30-2005, 02:13 AM

Alright well I went and he aligned it the best he good. He thinks the passenger side spindle may be bent along with the strut. Hes also not sure if I could have tweaked the subframe on it. I took it to a few places and he was the best help. Thinking of maybe trading it in